Skyfall official trailer released - The Sun
The trailer sees 007, played by Daniel Craig, being questioned by a psychologist but freezing when asked to associate a word with "Skyfall".
It also reveals some of the incredible stunts and explosions that have now become a benchmark of the Bond movies.
They include a London tube train crashing through a tunnel and Bond falling down a lift shaft.
There’s also a poignant moment when the trailer reveals some coffins draped in British flags.
One of the most intriguing teasers on the trailer is the silhouette of the villain in the film Raoul Silva, played by Spaniard Javier Bardem who won acclaim for his menacing role in No Country For Old Men.
The trailer ends with Bond looking towards the camera and saying: “Some men are coming to kill us — we’re going to kill them first.”
The premise for the film is centred around Bond’s relationship with M, played by Dame Judi Dench, and MI6 coming under attack.
Excitement for the movie, the 23rd in the series, is growing ahead of the November release as it has been four years since Quantum Of Solace.
Sam Mendes, the director of American Beauty, has been brought in to make the movie.
DANIEL CRAIG is back as James Bond in highly anticipated sequel
Apple,Samsung CEOs in US court talks over patent row - Reuters UK
* Companies in bitter patent litigation
* Apple says Samsung "slavishly" copied some products
* U.S. court called for mediation, companies agreed
* Mediation unlikely to lead to breakthrough, expert says
* Apple, Samsung world leaders in smartphones sales
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By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - The chief executives of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) come face to face on Monday in court-directed mediation in the United States over a dispute in which the iPhone maker claims the Korean firm has "slavishly" copied some of its products.
Apple's Tim Cook and Samsung's Choi Gee-sung have been instructed by a federal judge to appear for mediation in San Francisco to help resolve the bitter patent litigation between the two firms.
The U.S. case, the most closely watched in a global patent war between the two companies involving some 20 cases in 10 countries, is set for trial at the end of July in San Jose, California. Each company denies the other's allegations of patent infringement.
Patent expert Florian Mueller cautioned against any expectations that mediation, which is being increasingly used to try to resolve U.S. civil disputes, would lead to a significant breakthrough in the case.
"This dispute isn't ripe for settlement," he said. "Under the present circumstances, the two companies' delegations should spend a couple of fun days in Yosemite Park or Napa Valley, rather than meet in court only to pretend they're being constructive."
Apple, the maker of hit products such as the iPod, iPad and iPhone, has a complex relationship with Samsung, a conglomerate that makes computer chips, gadgets including its Galaxy range of smartphones, and televisions.
While Samsung's smartphones and tablets run on Google's (GOOG.O) Android operating system and compete with Apple's products, Samsung is also a key components supplier to Apple.
The U.S. company, which investors value at close to $600 billion, has accused Samsung of "slavishly" copying the iPhone and iPad through products that run on Android. Samsung, which has a stock market value of about $161 billion, has counter-sued with claims accusing Apple of infringing its patents.
A Samsung representative declined to comment, while Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet reiterated a prior statement that Apple needs to protect its intellectual property against "blatant copying".
Both companies have a lot at stake in the case. Their share prices hit record highs this year as they reported soaring profits, partly fueled by their dominant position in the smartphone sector.
Samsung sold 44.5 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2012, giving it a 30.6 percent share of the global high-end market. Apple's sales of 35.1 million iPhones gave it a 24.1 percent share.
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On Sunday in Seoul, the head of Samsung's mobile division said the South Korean company wanted to resolve differences with Apple. [ID:nL4E8GK01I]
"There is still a big gap in the patent war with Apple," JK Shin said, before departing for the United States for the mediation talks. "But we still have several negotiation options."
Court documents show the two companies have had at least one mediation session, although it is not clear if Cook and Choi were involved.
The latest mediation session scheduled for Monday and Tuesday will be overseen by U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero. He declined to comment.
Legal experts say the two firms are far from a settlement.
Samsung, for example, argues its technologies are worth 402,000 won ($350), or 60 percent of the iPhone retail price of 671,000 won, on the basis that 3G is the only function differentiating the phone from Apple's digital music player iPod Touch.
Apple says Samsung's technology should be confined to modem chip prices, or 2.9 percent of iPhone prices at best.
In July 2010, just a month after Samsung introduced its first Galaxy product, Apple expressed its concerns to Samsung over its smartphone design and interface and demanded changes, according to Apple lawyers.
Samsung didn't reflect those issues and continued to release products that copied Apple's innovation, they said.
"Apple needs more time than it originally thought to reach a tipping point at which it has serious leverage over Samsung," said Mueller.
Cook became Apple CEO last year, taking over from the company's co-founder and inspiration, Steve Jobs, who had told his biographer he intended to go "thermonuclear" on Android. Jobs died in October after a long illness.
Cook has echoed Jobs' mantra that Apple's top priority is to make "great products" but he has also made his mark by revealing the U.S. company's production partners and initiating investigations into allegations of labor abuses in its supply chain.
Choi, 61, became Samsung's leader in 2010, after more than three decades with the company. He is seen as a mentor to Jay Lee, the only son and heir apparent of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee. Choi, asked by reporters on Sunday about the court mediation, declined to comment.
An eventual Apple and Samsung settlement could have wider implications because the U.S. company is locked in disputes with major Android phone makers HTC Corp (2498.TW) of Taiwan and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc (MMI.N) of the United States.
U.S. courts are increasingly demanding parties in civil disputes try mediation, although success if far from certain.
Last year, Oracle's Larry Ellison and Google's Larry Page undertook mediation in an intellectual property fight over Android, but no settlement was reached and a trial in the case is entering its sixth week.
"I can't imagine that the heads of a major enterprise of that kind would take any more seriously a decision of that magnitude, simply because they are in the room together," said Vaughn Walker, a former northern California federal judge who now works as a mediator.
(Additional reporting by Kim Miyoung in SEOUL; Editing by Amy Stevens, Vicki Allen, Maureen Bavdek and Dale Hudson)
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Rihanna appears with Jay-Z and Kanye West at London gig - BBC News
Jay-Z and Kanye West were joined on stage by Rihanna at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday night (20 May).
The rappers are set to play five nights at the venue.
Their Watch The Throne Tour will then move on to Switzerland, Germany and Denmark before returning to play various concerts in the UK.
Rihanna also attended Chelsea's celebrations at a London nightclub
More than 20,000 people watched as the pair ran through solo material and tracks from their multi-platinum joint album Watch The Throne.
Rihanna received one of the biggest cheers of the evening as a special guest.
The singer performed Run This Town and All of the Lights alongside the duo.
Also watching from a special VIP area was Kanye West's girlfriend, reality star and model Kim Kardashian.
The evening was rounded off with the rappers performing In Paris.
After returning for an encore they went on to do the track another five times.
Jay-Z is one of the headliners for Radio 1's Hackney Weekend in June with Rihanna topping the other night.
Florence is to headline Bestival on the Isle of Wight - BBC News
Florence and The Machine have been named as the Friday night headliners for Bestival.
They join Stevie Wonder and New Order as the main acts this year.
Bestival takes between 6-9 September at the Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight.
The XX, Friendly Fires, Two Door Cinema Club, Orbital, Emeli Sande, Nero, Sigur Ros, Azealia Banks and Michael Kiwanuka have already been announced for the festival.
Miike Snow has also been added to the line-up.
A new performance area will also be in place at Bestival.
The Amphitheatre will be "nestled under a canopy of trees" and feature music, comedy, theatre and poetry.
Bestival was first held in 2004 and is organised by Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank.
Every year they encourage festival-goers and the artists to dress up - this year the theme is wildlife.
In recent years it has seen themes like fantasy, space, rock stars, pop stars and divas.
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